glitch_automata_lab/README.md

# CA Lab Studio

This folder contains the CA Lab Studio application: an Express API, Postgres-backed preset/deck data model, React admin interface, and viewer/recorder routes.

The original embeddable GlitchComponent has been moved to the sibling folder:

```txt
/Users/jenstandstad/Projects/glitch-components/glitch_voxel_automata
```

## Run Locally

Start the database:

```bash
docker compose up -d postgres
```

Create `.env` from the local example:

```bash
cp .env.example .env
```

Run migrations:

```bash
npm run migrate
```

Start the API:

```bash
npm run dev
```

In another terminal, start only the admin UI if needed:

```bash
npm run admin:dev
```

Open:

```txt
http://localhost:5174/admin/
```

## Deployment Note

Deploy this app, not the sibling GlitchComponent package. See [DEPLOY.md](/Users/jenstandstad/Projects/glitch-components/glitch_voxel_automata_lab/DEPLOY.md).

The production build compiles the Express API to `backend/dist` and emits the admin/viewer app to `backend/public/admin`.